- Chief of JMB?s new offshoot captured
Special Branch (SB) of Police in Gazipur arrested Abdur Rahim alias Shahadat, the chief organiser of “Islam and Muslim”, a new offshoot of banned Islamist militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
During a raid late Tuesday night, the intelligence officials along with local police also arrested Sajedur Rahman alias Hanif, a regional commander of the new [...] (local) - Rehabilitation of Aila-hit farmers starts today
Rehabilitation of the cyclone Aila-hit farmers starts today in the southern districts through distribution of free seeds and fertilisers for the Aman season.
The government will distribute this agricultural aid among around 1.76 lakh farmers from 75 upazilas in 12 Aila-affected districts.
Each of the farmers would get five kilograms of rice seeds, 18kg urea fertilisers, eight [...] (local) - 3-6 new faces to get ministerial job
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina may bring in a few more ministers and state ministers in her cabinet and redistribute portfolios of those of some important ministries for their unsatisfactory performance.
“She [Hasina] will induct three to six ministers and state ministers in her cabinet anytime soon,” a highly placed source in the cabinet told The Daily [...] (local) - Burnt oil, dyeing chemicals dumped into Buriganga
Apart from untreated industrial and household wastes, burnt motor oil, lubricant and dyeing chemicals are also contributing greatly to the pollution of the already moribund river Buriganga.
Motor oil traders collect burnt oil from launch operators and refine only to sell those back to them. In the process of refining the muddy and pitch-black remnants are [...] (local) - Money-whitening scope to benefit the same people
The group of businessmen who comprised 73 percent of the beneficiaries of money whitening scope given by the last caretaker government will again get the larger slice of the cake as the government has decided to continue the provision for one year.
About 57,000 persons availed themselves of the opportunity of whitening undisclosed money during the [...] (local) - JS body for strong missions abroad
A parliamentary standing committee has made a set of recommendations including formulation of new guidelines for Bangladesh missions abroad, and salary hike for mission officials to bring dynamism and pace in their (missions) activities.
The House body on foreign ministry, which met yesterday at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, also asked the ministry to create a [...] (local) - HC terms Huda, Kamaruzzaman wrong-headed, worthless
The High Court (HC) yesterday termed former communications minister Nazmul Huda and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman ‘wrong-headed’ and ‘worthless’ for making ‘derogatory’ remarks on the June 21 HC judgement on proclamation of the country’s independence.
Meanwhile, the HC exempted former vice chancellor of Dhaka University Prof Emajuddin Ahmed from appearing before the court in person [...] (local) - Pinak?s comment not a breach of diplomatic norms: Ashraf
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam yesterday said he personally thinks that Indian High Commissioner Pinak Ranjan Chakravarty had not flouted diplomatic norms through his comment on Tipaimukh dam.
?He (Pinak) can have a opinion which is different from others,” he told journalists after attending a memorial meeting on Awami Swechhasebak League leader Golam Mostafa [...] (local) - Forgotten JS pledges
The main opposition BNP and its key ally in four-party alliance Jamaat-e-Islami remain absent from joining the House proceedings, paying no attention to their electoral pledges made to the people before the December 29 parliamentary election.
In their election manifesto, both BNP and Jamaat promised that if voted to power, they will take strong stance [...] (local) - RMG wheels move amid strict security
The government doubled security in and around Ashulia yesterday as garment factories resumed production in full swing to end three days of violent labour unrest in the industrial area.
Meanwhile, police revealed that Jubo League members joined the labourers and caused most of the damage during the unrest to establish control over the jhoot (garment rejects) [...] (local)
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